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Originally Posted by Scrapdog
True, to some degree. HOWEVER, the F-22 is still a very effecient and advanced killing machine, even with a relatively decent, yet not stellar operator. And the F-22 does a lot of killing in conjunction with the man in the cockpit, i.e. they work together quite a bit - not just the man by himself who does the killing.
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Yes, better tools, better work. And, since Japan can afford it, I hope they get the deal. It will help the US defense industry to remain viable for future threats. But my point is that for the JASDF, the F-15J is more than enough to down any incoming red chinese threat. There is all this hype about how great those Sukhoi's are. Loads of hogwash. A seasoned Russian test pilot on vodka bravado demo-ing one just doesn't show what they will do in combat. I just cannot see the difference for a F15J or a F22 downing an incoming Sukhoi 30 flown by a PLANAF pilot.